Samuel Passage

Chapter three of Engaging the Christian Scriptures goes into detail over selective parts of the sections of history, writings, and prophets. Chapter three gives the reader information over several books in the Bible such as Joshua, Judges, Jeremiah, etc. The chapter dives into the text of Joshua and gives the reader useful insight over Joshua and him leading the Israel across the Jordan river to conquer the land of milk and honey, Jericho. The book of Judges purpose was to teach Israel that God is faithful and certain to punish sin therefore each person must remain loyal and devoted to the Lord. The purpose of Jeremiah was to warn of the destruction that they were about to face and to urge Judah to return and submit to God. Towards the end

Abraham and Sarah’s hospitality does not pass unnoticed. The LORD recognizes their zealous hospitality and rewards their act of piety with a miraculous gift: offspring. Remembering the barren state of Sarai, the LORD, through the travelers, questions Abraham, “Where is your wife Sarah?” (18:9). The LORD’s working through the travelers to reward Abraham is symbolic of the fact that Abraham will have offspring because of the hospitality that he and his wife show the travelers. The LORD matches Abraham’s fervent dedication to hospitality with an incredible gift. Via the travelers, the LORD promises, “I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall have a son” (18:10). The extent of this gift is too much for Sarah to believe, so she laughs it off (18:12). This laugh is significant in quantifying how immense the reward is. Sarah laughs because she is uncomfortable with the truth of her current situation; she does not believe that she will ever be relieved from her barren plight. Much like Abraham went out of his way to provide a haven for the travelers, the LORD similarly matches this action with a haven of His own—the baby.

The story “Samuel” by Grace Paley takes place on a moving subway headed towards the Bronx. The passengers introduce Samuel and friends as tough little boys that are not afraid of anything. “The boys are just being boys” is also used. Many of the passengers had opportunities to tell them to calm down or even to tell them to stop. This could of have prevented the death of Samuel. Some men relive their childhood through the boy’s and many of the ladies shaking their head with disapproval. A woman passenger does approach the boys only to be laughed at when she warns them about their behavior. As another onlooker thinks he is doing them a favor by pulling the emergency cord. The end result is the death

In 2 Samuel the narrative shifts to the reign of David as he rises above Saul’s son Ish-bosheth to become the king, first of Judah and then of all the tribes of Israel (5:1–4). The book records David’s wars of conquest including the capture of Jerusalem and the relocation of the ark of the covenant to the City of David (6:1–19). But the author also records David’s failures: his adultery with Bathsheba (11:1–26), Absalom’s rebellion (15:1–18:30), Sheba’s revolt (20:1–26), and the disastrous census (24:1–25). Like all the prophetic writers, the author presents a portrait of his historical figures from the perspective of their faithfulness to God’s covenant.

The introduction of international trade throughout the continent provided the Americas with goods once thought unattainable. Different trade routes began to stem from the original triangle route. All of these routes had one goal; to transport the goods in high demand in the most time and cost efficient way. The different branches were trading systems between the America’s, Europe, and Africa. Through these routes, captains traded goods and services such as slaves, sugar, tobacco, cotton, textiles, and many other manufactured goods. One history changing route was the Middle Passage. The course of this route was used to transport kidnapped Africans so they could be enslaved in the Americas. Within a three hundred year period, it is

Even as Samuel wrestled with God, God told him & the nation what a king would demand, and take from them. However, they shouted out they still wanted a king and to be like other nations. They didn’t care they would accept and deal with the cost associated with their request. They wanted what they wanted and it didn’t matter. We are the same today we want what we want it and don’t consider the cost, but as is often said, the devil is in the details or the cost as we see here.

From the 16th century to the 19th century, millions of African men, women, and children forced to voyage aboard a ship for approximately two months only to become a slave to the European people. This catastrophic event known as the Middle Passage, which not only spread the Africans across the world, but also transmitted raw materials and manufactured goods. The voyage began from Europe to Africa then Africa to the Americans. The main countries that precipitated in this exchange included Portugal, England, France, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Brazil, Brandenburg, the Caribbean, and the Americans

270-271). As a result, I have acquired a whole new appreciation for how the twelve books are primarily arranged in chronological order and collectively structured similar to books within the prophetic scrolls, such as, Isaiah and Ezekiel . Furthermore, they contain similar literary components to many other books of the Old Testament, such as, call narratives, visions, oracles against nations, and references to judgment, salvation, and restoration. Therefore, adding further clarity to what occurred during the three major crises in represented in the Old

Saul had previously wiped out all of the mediums and wizards from the land because they were evil in the eyes of Yahweh. Because of his realized hypocrisy, he disguised himself and visited the medium his servants had sought out in Endor. He told the medium to call upon Samuel and so she immediately suspected that he is Saul. She knew that her work was extremely illegal by Saul's court, so she became afraid until he reassured her that he was permitting the act in that occasion. She then called upon Samuel. Samuel apparently took over the medium's body or appears in some other way to Saul. So Saul did what he came there for and asked for advise on his latest predicament. The irritated and disturbed Samuel explained that Yahweh is taking away his kingdom and giving it to David because of his disobedience of not carrying out the Lord's punishment against the Amalekites (according to Mc Carter the dead had some way of knowing God's plans and had access to them). So, Saul fell to the ground in anguish from the news and lack of energy caused by fasting. The medium quickly attended to him and forced him to eat. Saul and his servants then left. And there the chapter ends.

Kings and Rulers can be a good or bad thing towards a civilization but with such power targeted to one person conflicts occur to when people feel like their views are not being shared and only one opinion matters, the King. In the beginning that wasn’t an issue since there were 12 tribes and there wasn’t a central government and communities chose judges to enforce laws and settlements. They all changed in 880 BC, when people had realised there needed to be a mortal ruler for them. Overtime, there were other rulers that took over the Israelites after Saul. The reason I take this as a main point for the fall of the Israelites is because with having a King, there is going to be division between the civilization.

Each judge came after a period when the Israelites chose to disobey God's law. During the time of the Judges, the Israelites were at peace and following the word of God. Unfortunately, God's chosen people could not uphold their convent with the Lord and as result of the broken convent; God punished the people of Israel throughout the entire book of Judges.

Because the judges were corrupt, and because everyone else had a king, Israel asked for one too. They were rushing God’s timing, by asking for a king “like all the other nations have” (1 Samuel 8:5 NLT). They wanted someone they could see to fight their battles for them. They, in a sense, rejected God as their king. This attitude indicates that the people were looking at the other nations and at those rulers’ outward characteristics. So, when the people demanded a king for the second time, God gave them what they demanded.

Applications from David's Life and Times 1 Samuel 8:4-22 Principle Illustrated: Sometimes God will give us what we think we want (even if it is not His perfect will) to teach us a lesson. Instead of waiting for the king that God had promised to them, the Israelites wanted a king when they demanded it so that they could be like the nations surrounding them. They tried to convince Samuel with a couple of well-reasoned excuses. Samuel brought it before God, and God comforted Samuel by reminding him that they were rejecting the Lord, not Samuel. They had done so before by turning to other gods.

The reason behind this is the very nature of the content in it and the purpose the authors invoked when placing in it the stories they did. As noted before, within this section is what are called the ‘foundational myths’ of Israel, that is, the stories of how the people and nation came to be and the explanation of its purpose and uniqueness among the nations of the world. The existence of these stories, and so the purpose of this section, works as a uniting force for this new people and new nation, reminding them of their common past and of the God who rescued them and made a covenant with them. This remembrance also has the effect of reinforcing the importance of keeping the covenant as a response to the saving acts of their God and as the true way to ensure the rewards of the covenant rather than the curses.

In The Bible there are multiple ideal societies which are presented, each denoted by the God's approval of that society and its leader. One of these societies is that portrayed in the story of Saul. In this story Samuel, a prophet of God, is given the task of revealing Saul, the ruler who is specified